December closes the year with 124 national days and holidays on Calendar.cx, headlined by Christmas Eve (Dec 24) and Christmas Day (Dec 25) — observed by billions worldwide. World AIDS Day opens the month on December 1, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day falls on December 7, and National Cookie Day is December 4. Festivus (Dec 23), made famous by Seinfeld, has earned its place as a genuine pop-culture holiday. Bacon Day (Dec 30) and New Year's Eve (Dec 31) close out the year. December also encompasses Hanukkah (dates vary), Kwanzaa (Dec 26–Jan 1), and the Winter Solstice (around Dec 21). Browse all 124 December holidays below.

Date	Holiday	Category	Tags
December 1
	World Aids Day December 1	Cause	Awareness Health World Aids Hiv
	Rosa Parks Day December 1	Cultural	History
	National Eat A Red Apple Day December 1	Food & Beverage	Health Nutrition Red Apple Eat
	Antarctica Day December 1	Cultural	Science History
	National Pie Day December 1	Food & Beverage	Dessert Baking Recipes Sweet Pie
	Bifocals At The Monitor Liberation Day December 1	Special Interest	Vision
	Day With Out Art December 1	Arts & Entertainment	Awareness Art Aids Hiv
December 2
	National Special Education Day December 2	Cause	Awareness Support Inclusion Education
	International Day For The Abolition Of Slavery Day December 2	Cause	International Freedom
	National Fritters Day December 2	Food & Beverage	Food Recipe Dessert Cooking
December 3
	International Day Of Persons With Disabilities December 3	Cause	Awareness International Inclusion
	National Roof Over Your Head Day December 3	Cause	Awareness Security
December 4
	National Cookie Day December 4	Food & Beverage	Dessert Baking Recipes Sweet Cookie
	Santas List Day December 4	Fun	Tradition Christmas Festive
	International Cheetah Day December 4	Animal	Awareness International Conservation Wildlife
	Cabernet Franc Day December 4	Food & Beverage	Wine
	National Sock Day December 4	Fun	Fashion Style Comfort
	National Dice Day December 4	Fun	Games
	Wildlife Conservation Day December 4	Cause	Awareness Conservation Protection Wildlife Biodiversity
December 5
	International Ninja Day December 5	Fun	International History Traditions Activities
	World Soil Day December 5	Cause	Awareness Conservation World Sustainability
	National Repeal Day December 5	Special Interest	History Alcohol
	National Sacher Torte Day December 5	Food & Beverage	Chocolate Dessert Cake
	International Volunteer Day For Economic And Social Development December 5	Cause	International Social Development
	Bathtub Party Day December 5	Fun	Relaxation Fun Party Water
December 6
	National Pawnbrokers Day December 6	Special Interest	Awareness Recognition Community Industry
	National Miners Day December 6	Cause	Recognition Workers Industry
	Mitten Tree Day December 6	Special Interest	Winter Charity Giving
	St Nicholas Day December 6	Religious	Tradition Festivity
	National Microwave Oven Day December 6	Food & Beverage	Cooking Kitchen
	National Gazpacho Day December 6	Food & Beverage	Recipe Cuisine Soup
December 7
	National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 7	Federal	History Remembrance
	National Slime Day December 7	Fun	Activities Kids Crafts Diy
	International Civil Aviation Day December 7	Federal	International Aviation
	National Cotton Candy Day December 7	Food & Beverage	Dessert Treats Sweets Candy
	National Illinois Day December 7	Cultural	History Culture Heritage Traditions
December 8
	Bodhi Day December 8	Religious
	Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day December 8	Fun	Fun
	National Crossword Solvers Day December 8	Fun	Games
	National Brownie Day December 8	Food & Beverage	Chocolate Recipe Dessert Baking
December 9
	International Anti Corruption Day December 9	Cause	Awareness International
	National Pastry Day December 9	Food & Beverage	Dessert Baking Recipes Pastry Sweets
	Weary Willie Day December 9	Fun	History Tribute
	Christmas Card Day December 9	Cultural	Christmas Season Festive
	World Techno Day December 9	Arts & Entertainment	Festival World Global Music
	Lutefisk Day December 9	Food & Beverage	Tradition Cuisine Dish
December 10
	Human Rights Day December 10	Cause	Awareness Freedom Rights Human Equality
	Nobel Prize Day December 10	Special Interest	Recognition Achievement
	National Lager Day December 10	Food & Beverage	Drink Beer Craft
	International Animal Rights Day December 10	Cause	Awareness International Rights Animal
	Dewey Decimal System Day December 10	Special Interest
December 11
	International Mountain Day December 11	Cause	International Conservation Nature Environment
	National App Day December 11	Special Interest	Innovation Technology
	National Noodle Ring Day December 11	Food & Beverage	Food Tradition Recipe
	National Stretching Day December 11	Health	Wellness Fitness Exercise
December 12
	Gingerbread House Day December 12	Food & Beverage	Tradition Baking Christmas
	National Ambrosia Day December 12	Food & Beverage	Recipe Dessert Fruit
	National Ding A Ling Day December 12	Fun	Tradition
	National Poinsettia Day December 12	Special Interest	Tradition Winter Flower
	International Universal Health Coverage Day December 12	Health	Awareness International Health
	International Day Of Neutrality December 12	Cause	International Peace
December 13
	National Day Of The Horse December 13	Animal	Awareness Tradition Heritage
	National Violin Day December 13	Arts & Entertainment	Music Instrument Performance
	National Guard Birthday December 13	Federal	Commemoration Anniversary Military Birthday
	Pick A Pathologist Pal Day December 13	Special Interest	Awareness Support Medical Friendship
	National Cocoa Day December 13	Food & Beverage	Chocolate Drink Recipe Winter
December 14
	National Bouillabaisse Day December 14	Food & Beverage	Recipe Cuisine Seafood French
	Monkey Day December 14	Animal	Awareness Conservation Animals
	Martyred Intellectuals Day December 14	Cause	History Remembrance Tribute
	National Alabama Day December 14	Cultural	Tradition History Culture Heritage
December 15
	National Cupcake Day December 15	Food & Beverage	Recipe Dessert Baking Sweet
	Bill Of Rights Day December 15	Federal	Freedom Rights
	Cat Herders Day December 15	Fun	Observance Cat Unique
	National Wear Your Pearls Day December 15	Special Interest	Accessories Fashion
	International Tea Day December 15	Food & Beverage	Awareness International Beverage Global Tea
December 16
	National Chocolate Covered Anything Day December 16	Food & Beverage	Chocolate Dessert Covered Treats
	Barbie And Barney Backlash Day December 16	Fun
December 17
	Wright Brothers Day December 17	Cultural	History Flight Aviation
	National Maple Syrup Day December 17	Food & Beverage	Recipe Breakfast
December 18
	International Migrants Day December 18	Cause	Awareness International Support Rights
	Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day December 18	Fun	Christmas
	World Arabic Language Day December 18	Cultural	Culture World Language
	National Twin Day December 18	Special Interest	Family
	National Roast Suckling Pig Day December 18	Food & Beverage	Food Recipe
December 19
	National Hard Candy Day December 19	Food & Beverage	Dessert Sweet Treat Candy
	National Oatmeal Muffin Day December 19	Food & Beverage	Recipe Baking Healthy Oatmeal
December 20
	National Sangria Day December 20	Food & Beverage	Drink Recipe Cocktail Wine
	Mudd Day December 20	Special Interest	History Commemoration Achievement
	Go Caroling Day December 20	Arts & Entertainment	Tradition Christmas Festive
December 21
	National French Fried Shrimp Day December 21	Food & Beverage	Recipe Seafood French Fried
	National Maine Day December 21	Cultural	Tradition History Culture Heritage
	Phileas Fogg Win A Wager December 21	Arts & Entertainment
	Crossword Puzzle Day December 21	Fun	Activity Games Brain Puzzle
	Humbug Day December 21	Fun	Festivities Christmas
December 22
	Forefathers Day December 22	Cultural	Tradition History Commemoration
	National Date Nut Bread Day December 22	Food & Beverage	Recipe Baking Nut Bread
December 23
	Festivus December 23	Cultural	Tradition
	National Roots Day December 23	Cultural	Family Heritage
	National Pfeffernusse Day December 23	Food & Beverage	Tradition Recipe Cookies
December 24
	Christmas Eve December 24	Religious	Family Traditions Festivities Christmas
	National Eggnog Day December 24	Food & Beverage	Tradition Drink Recipe Festive
December 25
	Christmas December 25	Religious	Winter Traditions Christmas Festive
	Twelve Days Of Christmas December 25	Arts & Entertainment	Tradition Christmas Festive
	National Pumpkin Pie Day December 25	Food & Beverage	Recipe Dessert Baking Pie
	Taiwan Christmas December 25	Cultural	Christmas Public events Taiwan East Asia traditions Cultural celebration Festive season Seasonal foods Urban lights Holiday shopping December holidays Non-religious Christmas in Asia
December 26
	National Candy Cane Day December 26	Food & Beverage	Sweet Treat Christmas Candy
	National Whiners Day December 26	Fun	Awareness Recognition
	Boxing Day December 26	Cultural	Tradition
	National Thank You Note Day December 26	Special Interest	Appreciation
December 27
	National Fruitcake Day December 27	Food & Beverage	Tradition Recipe Dessert Baking
December 28
	National Chocolate Candy Day December 28	Food & Beverage	Chocolate Dessert Sweet Treat Candy
	Holy Innocents Day December 28	Religious
	Pledge Of Allegiance Day December 28	Federal	Tradition American Patriotism
	National Card Playing Day December 28	Fun	Fun Activity Games
	National Short Film Day December 28	Arts & Entertainment	Festival Film
December 29
	Tick Tock Day December 29	Fun
	National Pepper Pot Day December 29	Food & Beverage	Recipe Soup Traditional
December 30
	Bacon Day December 30	Food & Beverage	Food Recipe Breakfast Cooking
	Falling Needles Family Fest Day December 30	Fun	Family Christmas
	National Bicarbonate Of Soda Day December 30	Food & Beverage	Baking Benefits Uses
December 31
	National Champagne Day December 31	Food & Beverage	Drink Wine
	Leap Second Time Adjustment Day December 31	Special Interest
	Make Up Your Mind Day December 31	Fun	Up Make
	Universal Hour Of Peace Day December 31	Special Interest	Mindfulness Peace Unity

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